[okfn-labs] Open Source Framework storing Geodata

[Alessio Dragoni]

Alex,
CartoDB is awesome but in case you are looking for free stuff you can 
also use the (Google) FusionTables
that are less powerfull on the overall geo features but offer a very 
good address geocoding

alessio

On 04/16/2013 12:38 PM, Alex Corbi wrote:
> Thanks a lot for your suggestions, i think CartoDB and CKan look like 
> the best choices for my purpose, i will take a look at them more 
> closely and come back to you with some observations.
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Daniel Lombraña González 
> <teleyinex at gmail.com <mailto:teleyinex at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     For more advanced customization geo-location aware data management
>     check CartoDB <http://cartodb.com/> from Vizzuality. It is a
>     really powerful framework.
>
>
>     On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Rufus Pollock
>     <rufus.pollock at okfn.org <mailto:rufus.pollock at okfn.org>> wrote:
>
>         CKAN could be a reaonsable fit there: http://ckan.org/ -
>         https://github.com/okfn/ckan
>
>         It is python based rather than PHP.
>
>         Rufus
>
>         On 16 April 2013 10:26, Alex Corbi <a.corbi at gmail.com
>         <mailto:a.corbi at gmail.com>> wrote:
>         > Dear members of the OKF-Labs,
>         >
>         > I discovered the OKF and the OKF-Labs some weeks ago and
>         since then i am
>         > thinking on the possibility on contributing by developing an
>         open source
>         > framework for storing geolocated data, the idea would be
>         basically a project
>         > composed by following elements:
>         >
>         > - Backend for storing data in a database, the stored data
>         would be something
>         > like POIs with some metadata assigned ( Title, description,
>         tags,
>         > gps-coords...). I thought using PHP, some framework like
>         Symphony....
>         >
>         > - Easy-to-use RESTFull API to upload and retrieve the data.
>         Define basic set
>         > of methods.
>         >
>         > - Source code for the upload and retrieval of data on the
>         most common
>         > languages and platforms ( Javascript, OSX/iOS, java/Android)
>         >
>         > - The framework should be generic so anyone could use it as
>         a starting point
>         > and be able to setup really quick and be able to start
>         uploading data asap,
>         > then develop client apps that will display the data.
>         >
>         > Te reason i am writing to you is that i would like to ask if
>         you guys know
>         > if there is something like that are implemented so i do not
>         try to reinvent
>         > the wheel.
>         >
>         > Thanks in advance for the time,
>         >
>         > regards,
>         >
>         > Alex Corbi.
>         >
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